Slip resistant coating for checkerplate?
Submitted: Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 16:22
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Member - Tonester (VIC)
Hi all.
Has anyone got a good idea for putting some sort of slip-stop coating on checkerplate?
Have the checkerplate on top of my steel sliders, and am constantly slipping off the edge (not much toe room b/w it and the sill). My wife and kids slip more than I do - which means I hear about it all the time. :-)
I have got a stick-on outdoor tread (Bunnings) to put on, say, the smooth steel tubes, but it won't stay stuck to checkerplate on top.
Ideas...?
Tone
Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 16:41
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 16:41
I would have suggested the stick on stuff in strips, but it doesn't apply to floor plate as
well as you said. I think chequerplate went out a good few years ago :o)
For a boat deck, we used to use decking paint with a non slip finish.
Essentially it was fine sand mixed into the paint, or you can sprinkle the sand on after a coat and a light coat of paint over the top.
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 16:47
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 16:47
What's the possibility of removing the chequer plate (probably pop riveted on) and turning it up-side down. The stick-on anti slip material would then be able stick to to the smooth surface.
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Follow Up By: Member - Vince B (NSW) - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 17:37
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 17:37
HI john.
Just bought a new of sets for the NP with checkerplate decking. I will await replies as my plate is welded onto the frame.
Regards.
Vince
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 18:19
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 18:19
Oldplodder, I wondered if there was a coarse and durable paint available. Will have a look at decking paint, maybe speak with a paint pro too.
Kiwi, yes, riveted on. If I dril them out I think I'll have rattly bits floating in the steel tube.
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Reply By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 17:34
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 17:34
It's ironic that the very thing you want to achieve is one of the many reasons for checkerplate (floorplate) in the first place......you just can't win :-)
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 18:16
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 18:16
lol. it was indeed, went on so we wouldn't slip off the round bits. Now, we can't stand firmly on either.
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Reply By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 20:52
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 20:52
Hows it going Tonester,
You can get a clear coating for outdoor patio tiles to make them non slip , maybe you could use this. 99% sure I saw it at Bunnings.
Glenn.
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Follow Up By: BIG_red87 - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 21:32
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 21:32
ye we use the stuff on our truck walk-up boards at work - works perfect unless you get heaps of mud/sand stuck on it
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 22:57
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 22:57
thanks guys
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Reply By: Member - Royce- Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 23:53
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 23:53
Not sure how 'agricultural' you're willing to go. Had a small accident early this year with my wifes Hilux. Ended up using a line of gal tech screws to make a repair. Bonus was that the step is non slip now.
Maybe a few tech screws in just the right spot... maybe wreck the looks.. but would do the trick.
Slips are extremely dangerous. I reckon slipping off bits is the way I have hurt myself the most over the years. I slipped off the back of my old Troopie on our trip around Oz in 1994. Was left hanging by my wedding ring. Had to cut it off with tin snips, it was so deformed.
Cheers Royce
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 08:30
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 08:30
thanks Royce
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Reply By: brushmarx - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 08:51
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 08:51
Dead cats would work
They are extremely hard to scrape off the road, and when the stink fades away, you have suede steps, very stylish.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 09:20
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 09:20
Tony
Nice weekend ,,,thanks.
You can purchase sticy back non slip tape from safety shops.
Kathy and I arrived
home at about 3.00 pm after coming
home via
Neerim south.
Murray
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 09:25
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 09:25
Hi Murray. Yeah, was a good weekend. Good to catchup. Pity about the small hiccup tho hey?! Ah
well. We got
home about 6pm. Kids party on the Sun, so straight there and
home after.
I got this rough Safety Walk tape from 3M. Works fine, but the uneven surface of checkerplate is a problem. Are you saying there is a type of tape that will adhere strongly on top of all the ridges etc?
Tone
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Reply By: Anthony (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 10:05
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 10:05
We had the same issue with or cherker plate step on the camper.
An effective fix was found after a trip to Clark Rubber. They have a stick on strip, which will stick great to checkerplate.
Before I applyed the strip, I buffed up the checkerplate with a rotary wire brush in the electric drill. The strip have been on for over a year and not a
sign of coming off.
No more slips, even with muddy boots.
cheers Anthony
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 11:39
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 11:39
ok, thanks Anthony. Will have a look.
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 12:26
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 12:26
Tony
I can get you a "Self adhesive stair tread" if you wish.
They are 610 x 190 x 3 mm Chequer plate rubber. I am not sure that will be anti slip , but that is what they are made for.
Murray
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 12:35
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 12:35
Tony
Its called "SLIP TAPE" and is available at Bunnings or BOC ? been advised by a sister in law and they know all.....
Murray
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 13:40
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 13:40
Murray, confused a bit. Is the "slip tape" the same as "self adhesive stair tread" in your posts? And are they the same as Anthony's suggestion of Clark Rubber..?
Tone
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 07:21
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 07:21
Tony
quite possible. The product we used to use was black and rough like emery paper.The back was a peal off stick back. I had rolls of this product that was 100mm wide and was cut to suit.
Clark rubber. I have never used them as i know where they buy their product and for how much.
I will try and buy a roll, maybe others will want some.I will let you have it at my cost plus postage. Give me a couple of days.
Murray
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 08:56
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 08:56
Thanks Muzbry. Before you buy, pls call me though. You got my number (in recent emails). If its the Bunnings stuff, damn sure I have it already. 3M, Safety Walk Outdoor Tread. If its other, then certainly interested in what it is exactly.
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Follow Up By: Anthony (Vic) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 09:04
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 09:04
Hi Tonester
The stick on tape I bought at Clark Rubber is sold by the metre. It comes in various widths, mostly back, some with balck and yellow
hazard pattern. Its surface is like a rough sandpaper, similar to the on slip surface on skateboards.
I don't recall the cost but wasn't that much. cheers A
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Follow Up By: Member - Tonester (VIC) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 10:53
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 10:53
thanks Anthony
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